neurasthenia
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Idleness in the poor became neurasthenia in the rich.
From Washington Post
As a child, Jacob was treated for neurasthenia by Jean-Martin Charcot, Freud’s mentor.
From Washington Post
The latter, which made use of ultraviolet irradiation, was considered an effective treatment for hysteria, epilepsy, neurasthenia, migraine, melancholia, mania, insomnia, and a wide variety of other psychiatric, neurological, and general medical disorders.
From Salon
“It’s important to differentiate between psychopathic illnesses, neurasthenia, pathologies,” the cardinal said.
From New York Times
In other words, neurasthenia was thought to be a disease of nerves overstimulated by the pressures of work, leading to fatigue.
From New York Times
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